Improvement in combined washers and boilers



atented Nov.

GGRGE C TAYLOR 8L OHN B. QFHSMAN.

Lmprovemen in Combined Wasrhers and Boilers.

UNITED S'rEJrEs PATENT OFFICE GEORGE O. TAYLOR AND JOHN B. ORISMAN, OF PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN COMBINED WASHERS AND BOILERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,136, dated November 21, 1871.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE C. TAYLOR and J oEN B. CRIsrLAN, of Port Jervis, in the county of Orange and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Combined Washer and Boiler; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the 'art to make and use the same, reference being ing parts.

Our invention has for its object to furnish an improved washing-machine, simple in construction, and effective in operation, washing the clothes quickly, thoroughly, and without injuring them, and which shall, at the same time, be so constructed that the water may be heated and the clothes boiled in the machine, and it consists in the construction and combination of the various parts of the machine, as hereinafter more y fully described.

A is the box or water-chamber, which is made of non-corrosive sheet metal, and is supported upon legs B of such a length as .to raise the machine to a suitable height, and allowing space beneath the water-chamber A to receive the furnace or heating apparatus. The water-chamber A is made with vertical ends and a semi-cylindrical bottom, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Upon the bottom of the'water-chamberA is formed, or to it is attached, a iiange, a', to receive and support the heating apparatus. C is a hollow doublewalled drum or cylinder, which forms the irechamber'. The inner wall of the cylinder O is made of cast-iron, and its outer wall is made of `zinc, copper, or other suitable sheet metal. The

cylinder O is connectedwith and supported from the flange a and water-chamber A, and may be further supported, desired, by braces or arms from the legs B. The space between the walls of the cylinder C is a chamber, and is connected with the interior of the box or chamber A by pipes D E. The pipe D,one or more of which may be used, is connected at its lower end with the lower part oi' the space between the walls of the hollow drum or cylinder C, and its upper end is connected with and passes through the bottom of the box or chamber A. The pipe E, one or more of which may be used, is connected at its lower end with the upper part of the space between the walls of the cylinder C, and its upper end passes through and is connected with the bottom of the box A.v The pipe or pipes E are designed to conduct the hot water from the upper part of the space between the walls of the cylinder C, where it is heated, to the box or chamber A, and the pipe or pipes D are designed to conduct the water from the chamber A to the said space to be again heated, thus keeping up a free circulation ofthe water. With the lower end of the drum or cylinder C is connected the ashchamber F. The iire is supported by a grate, G, which may be connected with the cylinder C or ash-chamber F, as may be desired or convenient. H is the' pipe to conduct away the smoke and other products of combustion, and which is connected with the flange a', as shown in Fig. l. I is a receptacle or holder to receive the clothes to be washed. The sides of the holder I are formed of bars J, the ends of which are attached to the end plates K, which are made square, as shown in Fig. 1. The inner sides of the bars or slats J are rounded off to prevent them from wearing the clothes; and their outer sides are beveled off, as shown in Fig. 1. By this construction, as each corner of the holder I is passing through the water the said water will enter between the slats of two sides, so as to strike the clothes in two directions, thusl making the operation of washing more thorough and quicker. To the centers of the ends K are attached journals L, which pass through the ends of the box A and screw into nuts formed in or attached to said plates K. The outer ends of the journals L project and are squared oii' to receive the crank or cranks M, by means of which the holder I is revolved. One of the sides of the holder I is detached and is hinged at one edge to the body of the said holder, and its other edge is secured, when closed, by hooks and staples or eyes, or by other convenient iastenings. N is a rack placed diagonally in the holder I, and pivoted at one of its side edges] f a bolt, bolts, or rod, to the end plates K of t e holder I. To the ends of the rack N, near its outer side edge, are attached arms or pivots which enter notches in the plates K, Where they are secured in place by the hinged side of said holder, as shown in Fig. l. The rack N thus divides the holder into tWo parts or compartments, one or both of Which may receive clothes to be Washed. The rack N may be used or not, as required, when Washing smaller articles, but should always be removed when carpets, bed-quilts, and other large articles are to be Washed. The box A is provided with a close cover, O, to keep in the steam and Water While the machine is being used.

Having thus described ourinvention, We claini as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1.'The holder I J K L, constructed substantially as herein shown and described, in combination With the box or Water-chamber A, substantially as herein shown. and described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the detachable rack N with the holder I J K L, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The Water-chamber or boX A, legs B, flange a', double-Walled cylinder C, pipes D E, ashchamber F, and grate G, constructed and arranged, in connection With each other, substan* tially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set Jforth.

GEORGE G. TAYLOR. JOHN B. GRISMAN.

Witnesses: i

HENRY J. CUNNINGHAM,

J. IRVING COLE. (91) 

